More voters would be more likely to support a democratic socialist candidate than a Make America Great Again supporter or a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey found.
Between 2007 and 2024, Florida attempted to rebuild the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem in an unusual way: dumping over 500,000 tons of recycled oyster and clam shells straight back into the water. These shells were gathered from seafood restaurants (quite literally scraped off of plates) as well as seafood plants. So essentially, a massive amount of sinking, rotting garbage was supposedly going to bring the struggling sandy seafloors back to life.
A Denver woman says she was falsely accused of stealing a package after a Flock camera allegedly linked her to a theft at a home in another Colorado town. Chrisanna Elser said a police officer came to her door with paperwork that purportedly showed she had taken a package from a porch in Bow Mar, Colorado. When she told the officer she had not been in the area at the time, she said he did not believe her.
Iran's improving ability to strike sensitive targets has raised concerns among U.S. officials that the regime may be receiving targeting assistance from China or Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, as Iran killed two U.S. service members and left a third missing in an attack on a Jordanian air base.
A critical year is ahead for the nation's two largest reservoirs, with no relief after a record-low snowpack and a continuing drought. read more
Iran confirms mediator ceasefire proposals as it vows to fight on against US
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... Iran has received proposals from mediators to halt its war with the US, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said at a Tehran press conference on July 20.
The confirmation, in remarks carried by state news agencies, is the first official acknowledgement of a live mediation track since the June 17 memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington collapsed, and follows reports that Qatar has floated a 10-day ceasefire plan after Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's condolence visit to Doha. ...
Taylor Farms lettuce sample produced false positive for cyclospora, FDA says
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... The false positive was discovered when the agency again reviewed the results of a sample from Taylor Farms de Mexico. It doesn't change the company's earlier voluntary recall. ...
The false positive was discovered when the FDA again reviewed the results of a sample from Taylor Farms de Mexico that was reported positive Saturday.
"As of July 19, 2026, there are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora," the agency said in its statement. ...
The hopeless, bad people' just won Donald Trump's World Cup
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... Turns out, revenge is a dish best served on a warm Sunday afternoon in a New Jersey swamp.
President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term in office berating Spain over its anemic military spending and refusal to allow American forces to use Spanish bases for bombing missions in Iran. Earlier this month, Trump branded the country "hopeless," derided the Spanish as "bad people" and briefly threatened to cut off all trade in goods with Madrid.
Today, the president who in March dubbed the country a "loser" had to celebrate Spain as the winner of a World Cup that Trump worked to make his own.
He handed the sports world's greatest prize to captain Rodri in front of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI and a global television audience of more than one billion. ...
@#9
... dihydrogen monoxide ...
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
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... Dihydrogen Monoxide Coverup?
Review of allegations regarding institutional response, information handling, and potential suppression of DHMO-related research. ...
America's Lakes Are Shrinking. Data Centers Are Being Built Nearby
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... As AI reshapes the global economy, a quieter crisis is unfolding across much of the American West: Some of the region's most iconic lakes and reservoirs are continuing to shrink.
The overlap is striking. Many of the states leading the AI infrastructure boom -- including Utah, Arizona and Nevada -- are also home to some of the country's most water-stressed areas.
As companies race to build new data centers to support AI development, questions are mounting about how a water-intensive industry fits into regions already struggling with long-term water shortages. ...
Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say
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... The lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool peeled away in at least seven places along seams that were created when the material was applied in large rectangular sections, indicating likely problems in how it was installed, according to a Washington Post analysis of visuals and interviews with experts. ...
Post reporters visited the Reflecting Pool on June 25 and identified seven locations where the lining " a waterproof membrane that was painted onto the concrete basin " had partially or entirely peeled away. The peeling occurred in irregularly shaped patches that stretched alongside the long edges of the pool. The pieces ranged in size from a few inches to as long as six feet. In one case, the concrete was visible underneath. (Reporters could not see the condition of the lining in the middle of the basin.)
By comparing the seven locations with satellite imagery, photos and videos taken during the renovation process, the analysis found that all of the failures occurred at the seams " lines between two areas that were painted at different times.
Four experts in waterproofing materials -- who have decades of experience and have served as educators and expert witnesses in pool-related construction lawsuits -- reviewed The Post's findings and said the failure pattern strongly suggested errors in the application process. They said that while a precise cause cannot be determined without on-site examination and lab testing, such seams require careful attention and are especially prone to failure. ...
In five of the spots, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 coating had peeled off to reveal more of the same material. Experts said this appears consistent with an adhesion failure caused by an overlap of the dark blue over a dried layer of the same material at the seams. For any overlapping Pipeliner 5000 to adhere, the underlying layer would need to still be wet or, if not, steps would need to be taken to prepare the surface.
Pipeliner 5000 dries within four hours, according to technical documents, depending on temperature and humidity. The Post confirmed that in each of the five spots, five hours or more had elapsed between when adjacent sections were sprayed.
At a sixth spot The Post identified, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 had peeled back to reveal the light blue Rhino 406 primer. The Pipeliner 5000 should be applied within 24 hours of the primer, according to technical specifications. Photos and a video of the renovation process showed that, at this location, it was applied more than 24 hours after the primer, which experts said made it less likely that the two materials bonded properly. ...
Big local news story...
Family dog chases off bear charging toward young boy in Connecticut
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... A Connecticut family is praising their husky after the dog sprang into action and chased off a bear that charged toward a young boy in the family's driveway over the Fourth of July weekend.
Video obtained by KTLA shows the bear running up the driveway toward the child before Bella, the family's husky, sprints in to intercept it. The dog appears to bite the bear's hind leg, causing it to veer away from the boy before Bella continues chasing the animal down the driveway.
The child was unharmed, and Bella also escaped the encounter without injury.
The incident happened July 4 outside the family's home in Torrington, Connecticut, according to a report by People magazine, which cited local television station WTNH. ...
@#5 ... I'm betting this isn't a new issue ...
There's that "In recent years, Iowa's cancer rate has climbed significantly above the U.S. average. It now stands as the nation's second highest, and Iowa is one of only three states where the rate is rising. " comment in the article that tends to bring the issue more to the forefront of late.
But I do take your point, Republicans in Iowa may take a ~who cares~ approach (when have Republicans ever cared about the health of Americans?), and continue voting for Republicans.